Blog - Allison Tyler Jones Photography, Inc. http://atjphoto.com/blog The Art of The Moment Sat, 13 Apr 2013 02:29:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Karen Hathcock Tyler – My Mom http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=850 http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=850#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 02:29:57 +0000 admin http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=850 My mom passed away yesterday. Best mother and grandmother ever. A photo of her from 2006 – I love you Mom.

]]> http://atjphoto.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=850 2 Deasy Photographic – First Ever US Masterclass – June 2013 http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=833 http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=833#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:02:38 +0000 admin http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=833 We are proud and excited to host Deasy Photographic’s first-ever US Master Class. Padraic and Sonia Deasy are a powerhouse couple who operate the most successful portrait studio in Ireland. Spend 2 days learning the secrets of their success. See more details below. Sign Up here.

Venue:

The Studios of

Allison Tyler Jones Photography

and

DeCesare Design Group

166 W Main St Suite #103 Mesa AZ 85201

www.atjphoto.com

www.designlabddg.com

 

 

 

 

 

What Photographers are Saying about Padraic & Sonia Deasy

 

“Padraic and Sonia are both extremely talented people! Their leadership and organization is evident through everything they do. In the last 5 short years they have taken their photography business to unprecedented success.

They are visionaries and have seen possibilities and created a cohesive concept of what a photography business can and should be. This is evident in the photography, sales, workflow, brand, marketing, and staff management. They will leave a mark on generations of photographers that will not be forgotten”!  Jeffrey & Julia Woods – Washington Illinois USA.

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]]> http://atjphoto.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=833 0 End of An Era – Ross Farnsworth, Sr. http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=825 http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=825#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 01:28:05 +0000 admin http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=825 Ross and Anita Farnsworth

Ross and Anita Farnsworth

 

]]> http://atjphoto.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=825 0 Think Like a Photographer Photography Workshop – 2.23.13 http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=763 http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=763#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:18:41 +0000 admin http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=763 SOLD OUT!!

Did you get a new camera for Christmas? Do you still not know how to use the camera you got LAST Christmas? Are you scared of what might happen if you take your camera off AUTO?

Take a Saturday and invest in yourself. Think Like a Photographer is a workshop designed to teach you the go-to techniques that pro photographers rely on every day. The essential tools that will help you become a better photographer – immediately – GUARANTEED.

Taught by Allison Tyler Jones, co-author of Designing With Photos, Expressions and Photographing Children Workshop and owner of Allison Tyler Jones Photography, Inc.

What do I get? A full day of instruction in ATJ’s loft studio, including lunch and the Think Like a Photographer Workbook to take home.

What will we be doing? The day will be broken into 2 segments – 1) Understanding Your Camera (f-stop, Shutter Speed, Lens Selection, all the nitty gritty) 2) Understanding Light-How to see it, Find it and Modify it to create emotionally charged images. Bring your camera and your manual- you’ll be using it! You’ll see an actual ATJ shoot in action. We will have models to demonstrate different lighting situations.

Who should sign up? This workshop is for amateur photographers using a digital SLR camera who would like to improve their photography skills.

Call soon because spots are limited. Call today and sign up for Think Like a Photographer.

 

]]> http://atjphoto.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=763 0 ATJ CHRISTMAS CARD DAY – SATURDAY 9.29.12 – AZ FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=753 http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=753#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:07:59 +0000 admin http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=753 Ready or not, it’s almost September; which will quickly be followed by October, November and, yep, December. So be the Early Bird you’ve always wanted to be and book your slot for ATJ Holiday Card Photos today. We only have 15 slots available and we’ve already filled 3 of them this morning. Give us a call at 480.584.5267 or email us at info@atjphoto.com

Click here for more information

 

 

]]> http://atjphoto.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=753 0 ELLE Magazine and MadPax – AZ Commercial Photographer http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=746 http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=746#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2012 21:12:28 +0000 admin http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=746 OK, so my friend Tina Huber, is the mad genius behind MadPax–those cool spikey backpacks that are the objects of desire for Tots to Twentysomethings. Anyway, the September issue of ELLE Magazine (not just ANY issue—THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE–features an editorial with her product on a hot model (see below). SO proud of her, so excited for her!!! Way to go T! (and Mr. Cordavana as well and the whole crew at MadPax)

An idea that started just 2 short years ago is now in ELLE Magazine! This is inspiration for anyone who has been putting off working on that great business idea. DO IT NOW. You never know where it will take you.

(Right. Now.)

 

 

One of our promo shots of our own super model here in ATJ Studios!

]]> http://atjphoto.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=746 0 STEELE RESEARCH CENTER, TUCSON, AZ – PANDA – AZ COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHER http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=715 http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=715#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2012 21:02:23 +0000 admin http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=715 Getting caught up on a MAJOR backlog of blog posts is allowing me to relive some of the more memorable shoots of my year thus far. None were more memorable than the shoot we did in Tucson at the Steele Research Center at Tucson’s famous University Medical Center. Steele Research Center is Ground Zero for many of the most talented minds in Pediatric Research in the world. Last year, I was commissioned by The Steele Foundation  to create an art installation as a gift to the Physicians and Scientists who have dedicated their lives to the cause of saving the lives of children. Here are a few (really bad) images of that installation. The mission of the Steele Foundation is Teach. Heal. Discover. We created the wallpaper by having each doctor write the words, Teach, Heal, Discover on a 3×5 card; we then scanned them and created the wallpaper behind the pieces. Because the doctors are from all over the world, Teach, Heal and Discover are written in many different languages.

 

In early May, we returned to photograph some of the patients at Steele for the PANDA fund raiser that is held every year (this year in May). We spent the day photographing kids of all ages, with varying diagnoses – from cancer, autism, diabetes, asthma, etc. I am a portrait photographer. My goal is to connect with and capture the spirit of the person I’m photographing. I don’t always succeed, but that is always my goal. I find this much easier to accomplish when I am photographing children. I’ve never liked photography that trivializes children. I like to portray children with respect for the people that they are now and for the potential in who they are becoming. The opportunity to photograph these kids has been life-changing for me.

In addition to being a photographer, I am also the mother of two special needs children (both of my children have Autism). I could so relate to those parents sitting there watching their children being photographed that day. You could see in the parent’s faces that they are in a battle for their children’s health and development; that every tiny gain is cause for celebration, while every step back is just another obstacle to overcome.
They never give up, they never lose hope.
I want the viewer of these images to see that while these kids may have health or developmental problems, that they are, first and foremost, KIDS. Not just patients or a diagnosis but someone’s child who does the things that kids do, dreams the dreams that kids dream and has the promise of an amazing life and deserves the best treatment that the advancements of science can offer. If you are looking for a cause to support, you could do a lot worse than sending a few bucks to PANDA to help support the Steele Research Center.
]]> http://atjphoto.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=715 6 2012 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS – AZ SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=663 http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=663#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:56:35 +0000 admin http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=663 A belated congratulations to our 2012 Seniors. It seems they get smarter and better looking every year!

“Be yourself. No one can ever tell you you’re doing it wrong.”
-James Leo Herling

]]> http://atjphoto.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=663 0 BEFORE YOU TAKE OFF ON VACAY – LEARN TO TAKE BETTER PHOTOS – AZ PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=656 http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=656#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 02:05:20 +0000 admin http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=656  

]]> http://atjphoto.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=656 0 Design*Lab Now Open – Mesa, AZ Commercial Photographer http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=627 http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=627#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 20:15:34 +0000 admin http://atjphoto.com/blog/?p=627 My sister, Caroline DeCesare, just opened her first retail store, next door to my studio in Historic Downtown Mesa. We even put a door in the wall between our spaces so we can keep tabs on each other. Design Lab is a retail store dedicated to all the things we love:

*One-of-a-Kind items for your home

*Cute pillows

*Cool (and slightly irreverent) stationery

*Great lamps

*Design Books (lots of books)

*Our favorite writing implements and cool notebooks and journals

and lots of Etc. (items that don’t fit into any of these categories).

Jaimee Rose from the Arizona Republic, has lots to say about it here

Caroline is the owner of DeCesare Design Group , a very busy interior design firm specializing in luxury residential and commercial projects. She is also the mother of two wild boys (7 and 6) and pregnant with her 3rd (a girl!). And so, of course, this means she is looking for something to do so why not a little retail store?

And running the laboratory on a daily basis is the famous JeNNifer Linton of former Memory Lane Photo and Paper Arts fame. Doesn’t she look so cute in her lab coat and glasses?!

 

And the 3 Hotties from DeCesare Design Group–Whittlee Hamblin, Kelsey Hunzeker and Nicole Melde. The Dream Team. These Jr. Designers will be weighing in with their “Lab Picks” on a regular basis, helping you with knowledgeable advice about what would look cute for your home and how to live a more fabulous life.

 

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